Posterior root avulsion fracture of the medial meniscus in an adolescent female patient with surgical reattachment

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 789-792

  Griffith, Chad J ^a   LaPrade, Robert F ^a   Fritts, Hollis M ^b   Morgan, Patrick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Center for Diagnostic Imaging   (United States)

Author keywords

Medial meniscus; Meniscal ossicle; Meniscal repair; Meniscal root avulsion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; CASE REPORT; DORSAL ROOT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MENISCAL REPAIR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BASKETBALL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MENISCI, TIBIAL;

EID: 41149138946     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507308195     Document Type: Article

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